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Orange Hazelnut Mini Cakes

Orange Hazelnut Mini Cakes aka financiers are just what your afternoon tea/coffee has been missing. Not quite a dessert and definitely not a cookie, these little morsels have just enough sweetness to satisfy and heft to tide you over until dinner as the french would say.

And leave it to the French, they always have the perfect sweet for any occasion!

“Financier”…although the word sounds fancy, the word for these delectable little sweets comes from their shape – which traditionally is a small rectangle. When baked, they resemble small gold bars – hence the name!

And as they saying goes “we are what we eat”… so perhaps there is a bit of wishful thinking in there, no?

But back to that shape. I do not possess such pans and although they are readily available in good cookware stores, I have resisted purchasing them. I don’t make these Orange Hazelnut Mini Cakes very often and have found that a mini muffin tin works beautifully.

So, until I get my 1,000 sq. ft. kitchen with both pantry and butler’s pantry – those sweet little pans will not be making an appearance in this kitchen.

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HI! I'm Nancy, a food obsessed cook here to tempt your tastebuds and help you explore the world of food through easy, ethnic recipes. Discover must have ingredients and useful cooking techniques... one dish at a time! Care to know more?